Lindsay Ferlito, B.S. M.S, Cornell PRODAIRY and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRODAIRY interview Katie Callero, B.S., M.S, who is the new dairy management specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s SWNY Ag Team. In this episode Katie shares her commitment to supporting farmers and their goals. Katie also describes her research and experiences that fuel her passion for the dairy industry.

Katie Callero contact info: 607 422-6788, [email protected]

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In this episode, Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Betsy Hicks, Dairy Specialist with the CCE South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team, talk with Dr. Miel Hostens, Cornell's Robert and Anne Everett Endowed Associate Professor of Digital Dairy Management and Data Analytics and the Director of the Bovi-Analytics Lab. They discuss the use of artificial intelligence on dairies, including current applications today, the use of AI in the future, and things for the industry to consider.

Bovi-Analytics Lab: http://bovi-analytics.com

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In this episode, Kaitlyn Lutz from CCE NWNY team and Daniela Gonzalez from CCE CNY team, discuss with Dr. Erika Ganda from Penn State University, the importance of microbiome in the dairy cow. Dr. Ganda also explains insights from antimicrobial resistance research and what can NY dairies do to manage it.

Research papers mentioned in this episode:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016724002092

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030218310646

Click here for more information on Dr. Ganda lab: https://gandalab.org/

In this special release episode, Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Betsy Hicks, Dairy Specialist with the CCE South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team, have an exciting discussion with the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Richard Ball. They discuss hot topics in the dairy industry including immigration, local processing capacity, and HPAI, as well as funding opportunities for NYS farmers.

NYS Department of Agriculture resources and information:

https://agriculture.ny.gov/

https://agriculture.ny.gov/funding-opportunities

https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/get-prequalified

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Katie Callero, Dairy Management Specialist with CCE SWNY Ag Team and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, interview Kirsten Workman, Nutrient Management & Environmental Sustainability Specialist and Jason Oliver, Dairy Environmental Systems Engineer with the Cornell PRO-DAIRY program about the new regulations for managing mortality. They discuss the best options, benefits, and challenges involved.

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Cornell Waste Mgt. Institute Fact Sheet and posters… https://hdl.handle.net/1813/2149.2

PRO-DAIRY Fact Sheet with the updated burial guidelines: https://hdl.handle.net/1813/113704

Incineration permit info @ NYSDEC: https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/air-quality/controlling-pollution-from-facilities/crematories

In this episode, Betsy Hicks of CCE SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team and Margaret Quaassdorff of CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team interview Dr. Tom Tylutki of AMTS. All things related to body weights in a dairy context are discussed – including time points to assess body weight and rate of average daily gain for heifers, nutritional context for growth during different time periods, and costs for putting weight on heifers. The importance for body weights in the context of antibiotic usage is talked about, and how mature weights of dairy cows have changed over time. New technologies around monitoring cow size and implications wraps up this episode.

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To access the slides that Dr. Tylutki references, please email Betsy at [email protected].

The scales Dr Tylutki references can be found at: https://primeusascales.com/product/us-ls9326-livestock-alleyway-scale-green-giant/. (Cornell Cooperative Extension is not affiliated with Prime USA Scales.)

Daniela Gonzalez Carranza, CCE Dairy Management Specialist and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRODAIRY interview Dr. Chris Wolf, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. Dr. Wolf gives an overview of the recent changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. He also discusses the milk market outlook for the Northeast dairy industry.

dairymarkets.org

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Episode 17- H5N1 in Dairy Cattle – An Update with Dr. Elisha Frye, Animal Health Diagnostic Center

In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Dr. Kaitlyn Lutz and Dr. Daniela Gonzalez Carranza, regional Dairy Management Specialists with the CCE NWNY and CNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Teams, talk with Dr. Elisha Frye about the current situation with H5N1 in dairy cattle in the United States. Dr. Frye is an Associate Professor of Practice with the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. We discuss where H5N1 is currently spreading, how it is being monitored here in NY, lessons learned and the importance of flu vaccination this season!

Show Notes:

Use of Trivalent Influenza Vaccines for the 2024-2025 U.S. Influenza Season | FDA

USDA Map of Livestock HPAI Cases: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock

Webinar: HPAI in Dairy Cattle in Spanish: https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/H5N1+Spanish+May+17+2024+La+Gripe+Aviar+en+Vacas+Lecheras+(17+de+Mayo,+2024)/1_upk5q6qi

NY DOH Flu Vaccine Initiative flyer https://health.ny.gov/publications/17423.pdf

Spanish : https://health.ny.gov/publications/17424.pdf

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E16: Managing Lameness on Farm with Dr. Gerard Cramer

In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Dr. Kaitlyn Lutz, CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock, & Field Crops Team, interview Dr. Gerard Cramer about lameness. Dr. Cramer is a Professor of Dairy Production Medicine with the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. We discuss Dr. Cramer’s thoughts on current rates of lameness in the US dairy industry, risk factors for lameness, what farms are doing well, and technology and the future of lameness detection.

Show notes:

https://z.umn.edu/dairycowfootdoc

https://z.umn.edu/footdocyoutube

https://kinderground.org/our-efforts/kinder-hoof-care/

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For almost 30 years, Keith Keberle has been the farm manager at Oakfield Corners Dairy in Oakfield, NY, where they milk 2800 cows in a 72-stall GEA DairyProQ robotic rotary parlor. In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Regional Dairy Specialist Margaret Quaassdorff of the CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team, and Cornell PRO-DAIRY's Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist, Lindsay Ferlito, interview Keith Keberle about his experience transitioning to a robotic rotary, and his insights in managing employees and cows in a higher tech system. We also discuss dairy data and the mindset involved in keeping the wheel turning.

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Oakfield Corners Dairy: http://oakfieldcornersdairy.com/

Inside look: Robotic milking at Oakfield Corners Dairy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL3ryjLu6wI&t=47s